Thank you for your advice, i did just that and the stool sample came back negative for parasites.
This led me to develop another theory-- he was dehydrated for a week, started eating his umbrella plant (parts of leaves missing), and is constipated as he is straining and whatever he does poop...
yeah i just remember when my green tree monitor injured his tongue while eating a dubia (just a guess), but from worrying i took him to a vet and did all this stuff that racked up the bill to $300.. in the end everything was okay he was parasite free etc etc vet couldnt find anything, and a week...
ouch :) soon you'll be spending more on their food (if not already)
how long, on average, is recovery from dehydration? I want to rule it out at some point, i think i can soon as hes not getting better :/
yeah im in grad school and on a tight budget, with vet bills etc im just gonna order 20 silk worms for like $20 shipped or so, feed em to my monitor too :P
thats true about feeder, ill keep it in mind. they never really liked it anyway and always went for fruits + veggies. i did try the worm thing (well superworms for now) and he just looks at them. Any way to instigate a feeding response? i really need a fecal sample as well :(
yep fecal is next on the list, if i can actually find any of his feces...
i gutload with veggies + rodent feed. i have only really fed him crickets in past couple of months, before that dubia and crickets. he has never shown any interest in any type of a worm sadly, would appreciate some...
Hi,
my male panther is sick :( i may have been the guilty party...
about a week ago i all of a sudden noticed his listlessness and sunken eyes, after which i became extremely worried and began treatments of long showers, pedialyte baths, natural sunlight etc
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awesome looking guy, awesome enclosure too! What plants are those, and what kind of background did you use (ive made my own in the past out of foam, just wondering)
Hello,
I'm a very paranoid reptile keeper, i also have a green tree monitor who is just thriving and doesnt give me an issue in terms of husbandry, but this guy just worries me for some reason! I think as he grows i dont know what to expect hehe, my first cham.
He's about 7-8 months now :)...
thank you guys! all great advice, i will do all, im gonna monitor him for a couple of days before the vet.. selfish reason.. i am BROKE just had a vet test the crap out of my green tree monitor for it all to come back negative and him recover spontaneously (from what appeared to be a tongue...